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set too close to the peas at the bottom, and by no 

 means crossed at top, otherwise they lead the peas 

 out of the way, and break down the pods when 

 they begin to fill, thereby lessening the crop, and 

 rendering it most inconvenient to gather. 



The most sure season for sowing the early kinds 

 of peas for a principal crop, is about the end of 

 November, so that they are up by the end of De- 

 cember. But it frequently happens, should this 

 crop survive, that the same sort of peas sown in the 

 beginning of February will not be a week later 

 than those sown in November, which they often 

 equal in point of gathering. 



The distance which peas require to be sown, 

 from row to row, either with or without sticks, is 

 various. The average height being ascertained, the 

 distance can be regulated accordingly. Three feet 

 will not be found too much for such as may be 

 called the Hotspur, as likewise for some of the 

 dwarf kinds of marrows, or any that do not exceed 

 three feet, while such as exceed that length should 

 have four feet space between each row, and the 

 taller kinds full five, while the dwarf kinds, as 

 Bishop's dwarf, the Groom's superb or Spanish, will 

 not require to be more than two or two and a half 

 feet apart. 



There is nothing gained by sowing peas too thick ; 

 and, as observed in the former part of this work, 

 the broader the bottom of the drills for sowing small 

 seeds (particularly for peas of a small size) the 

 better ; they should only touch each other. The 

 same may be said of the newly introduced dwarf 

 marrows, and others of a similar height. For the 



